Where is the visaconf.ini file?

[ooth]

After I upgraded to LabVIEW 8.2.1 and installed the newest MAX4.2. and NI-VISA4.1, the visaconf.ini was missing. It used to be under C:\VXIPNP\WinNT\NIvisa\ but now it's gone. Just to remind everyone what was in that file, it contained the aliases to the COM ports and other devices:

[ALIASES]

Alias0 = "'COM1','ASRL1::INSTR'"

Alias1 = "'COM2','ASRL2::INSTR'"

Alias2 = "'COM3','ASRL3::INSTR'"

Alias3 = "'COM4','ASRL4::INSTR'"

Alias4 = "'LPT1','ASRL10::INSTR'"

NumAliases = 5

So does MAX save the aliases to a different file?

I use to dynamically write to this file with LabVIEW so the user could define their own aliases.

Is there still a way to create an alias without using MAX?

[Jim Kring]

QUOTE(ooth @ May 15 2007, 01:43 PM)

After I upgraded to LabVIEW 8.2.1 and installed the newest MAX4.2. and NI-VISA4.1, the visaconf.ini was missing. It used to be under C:\VXIPNP\WinNT\NIvisa\ but now it's gone.

I upgraded to 8.2.1, recently, and my visaconf.ini is still in the same old location (C:\VXIPNP\WinNT\NIvisa\visaconf.ini).

[Rolf Kalbermatter]

QUOTE(Jim Kring @ May 15 2007, 04:50 PM)

I upgraded to 8.2.1, recently, and my visaconf.ini is still in the same old location (C:\VXIPNP\WinNT\NIvisa\visaconf.ini).

It is but it contains almost nothing in comparison to earlier versions. This is with VISA 4.1 and MAX 4.2.

Rolf Kalbermatter

[ooth]

QUOTE(Jim Kring @ May 15 2007, 05:50 PM)

I upgraded to 8.2.1, recently, and my visaconf.ini is still in the same old location (C:\VXIPNP\WinNT\NIvisa\visaconf.ini).

Thanks Jim for letting me know it's still there. I did have some issues when upgrading and it could have been deleted from my computer.

[TobyD]

QUOTE (ooth @ May 15 2007, 01:43 PM)

Is there still a way to create an alias without using MAX?

I am resurrecting this thread because I have the same question. I am currently working with LV 8.6 and VISA 4.4 and I would rather not manually configure visa aliases on each machine. Is there an ini file that stores the VISA aliases (I don't have a visaconf.ini file on my machine)? I know I can export my setting in MAX and then import them on each machine, but that is still a time consuming process.

I'm also open to other suggestions if there is a better way to manage these settings.

-Toby

EDIT: I found http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/F02B2BF8943A31D786257393005D16F1' target="_blank">this article on ni.com, but I'm running Vista and the application data folder no longer exists - still looking

[jdunham]

QUOTE (TobyD @ Oct 27 2008, 08:44 AM)

EDIT: I found http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/F02B2BF8943A31D786257393005D16F1' target="_blank">this article on ni.com, but I'm running Vista and the application data folder no longer exists - still looking

On my Vista computer, visaconf.ini is located in C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\NIvisa.

I don't know the best way to replicate settings between computers, but it seems likely that your app will need elevated privilege if you want to write a program to modify the file.

[TobyD]

QUOTE (jdunham @ Oct 27 2008, 10:26 AM)

On my Vista computer, visaconf.ini is located in C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\NIvisa.

I don't know the best way to replicate settings between computers, but it seems likely that your app will need elevated privilege if you want to write a program to modify the file.

Thanks! Apparently I had "show hidden folders" turned off so visaconf.ini didn't show up in any of my searches. It's definitely a Monday.